Medieval manuscript that inspired Bagpuss returns

A medieval music manuscript has gone on display in the town where it was created for the first time in nearly 500 years.
Religion Unplugged

In Order to Maintain Aging Monasteries, Spanish Nuns Are Becoming Entrepreneurs

It’s a modern solution to an age-old issue. Monasteries are turning to Etsy-style e-commerce and renovating their convents to appeal to the Airbnb crowd.
Greek Reporter

Why Greece’s Monasteries Were Built on Impenetrable Cliffs

Greece’s monasteries possess such a deeply rooted history that these stone structures seem to haunt the rugged landscape they inhabit.

Musicologists map medieval chant tropes to 9th-century political borders

The spread of a particular genre of music reflects the borders between medieval empires in Europe. This is shown by a study ...
National Catholic Reporter

After 900 years, monks of iconic French La Trappe Abbey consider leaving historic monastery

The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced — a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence in Soligny-la-Trappe, ...